It’s hard to believe it’s October already! Although we haven’t had a drop of rain here in Moses Lake since July, there is now a distinct chill in the air and what few trees we have are beginning to shed their leaves in preparation for winter. Despite the change in the weather, I am stubbornly continuing on with my garden, although the threat of frost means gardening season could be over any day now. I’m already seeing some frost damage on both tomato plants:
But, miracle of miracles! Little Tomato decided to produce a little fruit right at the very last minute. I’m betting that, even if they get ripe, the taste of these late-season ‘maters won’t be great. But still, way to go Little Tomato for coming through in the end!
Speaking of putting things off to the last minute, I finally put up some hanging baskets to fill the void left by my hanging tomato plants that were destroyed by wind earlier this summer. One bonus to procrastination: I got the baskets on clearance for 99 cents each! I filled each of them with ornamental cabbage, chrysanthemums and pansies. I’m hoping at least the cabbage and chrysanthemums will be hearty enough to last a little while into the fall.
My herbs are continuing to do well despite dropping temperatures. I think I’ll be taking the rosemary inside sometime in the next couple of weeks.
The lettuce seeds I sowed last week are beginning to make some tiny sprouts (too tiny to photograph well, so you’ll have to take my word for it). I hope they’ll survive long enough to produce a little before the cold weather really kicks in!
Well that’s it from me this week! Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.